Parents have to teach in Montgomery County schools?

[Anonymous]

Is this true in all the schools? Or just some of them. We're moving to the DC area. We hear from friends that they are volunteering in their kids' classrooms to teach writing and math as there are too many kids for the teachers to handle. Is this only happening in certain overcrowded schools?

[Anonymous]

Huh?

Could you possibly be more vague and inflammatory? I have no idea what you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

never heard of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this true in all the schools? Or just some of them. We're moving to the DC area. We hear from friends that they are volunteering in their kids' classrooms to teach writing and math as there are too many kids for the teachers to handle. Is this only happening in certain overcrowded schools?

There is a Mo Co, VA, too . . .

population 94,392

Perhaps you're confused.

[Anonymous]

Some parents like to volunteer in the classroom but they definitely aren't teaching. In my DCs high school parents with high profile jobs sometimes come talk to the kids about particular topics (journalism, international finance, politics, etc.). My DC has generally enjoyed those sessions.

[Anonymous]

I sometimes joke that in lower grades our school relied on parents for lunchroom and recess duty, but that's certainly not teaching. Aslo, there were parents who helped out in classrooms sometimes in lower grades (again, k, 1, maybe 2).

[Anonymous]

I think this is actually happening in Somerset Elementary.

[Anonymous]

Not at our MCPS elem school in Bethesda--parents in the classroom are specifically not welcome

[Anonymous]

At my son's elementary school parents sign up to volunteer in the classroom.

Parents often take small groups of kids out of the classroom to work on a lesson ( math, writing, project).

[Anonymous]

This happens at Wood Acres. My friend helped out with her DDs reading groups. I was a little taken aback when I heard about it.

[Anonymous]

I volunteer in my first grader's class for a few hours occasionally. When I am there, I do anything the teacher needs - photocopying, stapling, etc. Parents don't teach lessons but when the kids break up into reading/writing/math groups it is nice to have an extra adult to check on them and help out with some one on one attention. The kids benefit, the teacher gets a helper and I get to see what goes on during my son's day, meet all the kids he talks about, and spend a little extra time with him.

[Anonymous]

Heard about Woodacres doing this too. Parents teaching writing workshops.

[Anonymous]

I am a parent who does actually teach a class at a MoCo elementary school. It's offered once a week and is for advanced math students. The staff development teacher developed the curriculum, trained me when we started the program, stops in every month or so to assess what's happening and provides our weekly problem sets. FWIW, I am a full time working parent and take time from my schedule to fit this in.

It benefits about 16 kids every week (not always the same one). Are we really complaining about this? They are handling it professionally and I take it seriously. Frankly, I'd rather have county resources going for kids at the other end of the spectrum who truly need help and are harder to reach.

[Anonymous]

Can I ask at what school you are teaching this accelerated math program? Sounds wonderful!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a parent who does actually teach a class at a MoCo elementary school. It's offered once a week and is for advanced math students. The staff development teacher developed the curriculum, trained me when we started the program, stops in every month or so to assess what's happening and provides our weekly problem sets. FWIW, I am a full time working parent and take time from my schedule to fit this in.

It benefits about 16 kids every week (not always the same one). Are we really complaining about this? They are handling it professionally and I take it seriously. Frankly, I'd rather have county resources going for kids at the other end of the spectrum who truly need help and are harder to reach.

This is acceptable by county standards?

I find this hard to believe - that someone non-certified would be responsible for teaching accelerated math. While I feel you do take it seriously, I still view this move as one step closer to the slippery slope.